Surah Al-Anfal, Ayah 48 (8:48)

ٱلْأَنْفَال

وَإِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ …

Quran 8:48 is ayah 48 of Surah Al-Anfal (“The Spoils of War”), a Medinan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 10, on page 183 of the Madani Mushaf.

8:48
وَإِذْزَيَّنَلَهُمُٱلشَّيْطَٰنُأَعْمَٰلَهُمْوَقَالَلَاغَالِبَلَكُمُٱلْيَوْمَمِنَٱلنَّاسِوَإِنِّىجَارٌلَّكُمْ ۖفَلَمَّاتَرَآءَتِٱلْفِئَتَانِنَكَصَعَلَىٰعَقِبَيْهِوَقَالَإِنِّىبَرِىٓءٌمِّنكُمْإِنِّىٓأَرَىٰمَالَاتَرَوْنَإِنِّىٓأَخَافُٱللَّهَ ۚوَٱللَّهُشَدِيدُٱلْعِقَابِ٤٨
wa-idh zayyana lahumu l-shayṭānu aʿmālahum waqāla lā ghāliba lakumu l-yawma mina l-nāsi wa-innī jārun lakum falammā tarāati l-fi-atāni nakaṣa ʿalā ʿaqibayhi waqāla innī barīon minkum innī arā mā lā tarawna innī akhāfu l-laha wal-lahu shadīdu l-ʿiqābi

And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two armies sighted each other, he turned on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed, I fear Allāh. And Allāh is severe in penalty."(48)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
  2. زَيَّنَzayyanamade fair-seeming
  3. لَهُمُlahumuto them
  4. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
  5. أَعْمَٰلَهُمْaʿmālahumtheir deeds
  6. وَقَالَwaqālaand he said
  7. لَاlāNo (one)
  8. غَالِبَghāliba(can) overcome
  9. لَكُمُlakumu[to] you
  10. ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawmatoday
  11. مِنَminafrom
  12. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
  13. وَإِنِّىwa-innīand indeed, I am
  14. جَارٌjāruna neighbor
  15. لَّكُمْ ۖlakumfor you
  16. فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
  17. تَرَآءَتِtarāaticame in sight
  18. ٱلْفِئَتَانِl-fi-atānithe two forces
  19. نَكَصَnakaṣahe turned away
  20. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  21. عَقِبَيْهِʿaqibayhihis heels
  22. وَقَالَwaqālaand said
  23. إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I am
  24. بَرِىٓءٌbarīonfree
  25. مِّنكُمْminkumof you
  26. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
  27. أَرَىٰarāsee
  28. مَاmāwhat
  29. لَاlānot
  30. تَرَوْنَtarawnayou see
  31. إِنِّىٓinnīindeed, I
  32. أَخَافُakhāfu[I] fear
  33. ٱللَّهَ ۚl-lahaAllah
  34. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  35. شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) severe
  36. ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābi(in) the penalty

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